Dear PoPville

“What guidelines do people use when calling 911 after hearing gunshots?”


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“Dear PoPville,

Where I live, NEDC, there are gunshots. Sometimes I know where. Sometimes, I don’t. I always call. And frequently, even when I tell 911 the shots were in the distance, they show up at my house.

My neighbors don’t ever call.

Should I stop calling? Is my calling useful? What guidelines do people use when calling? I always think of the person bleeding out because I did not call.”